be bunkered

phrase

: to have one's golf ball in a sand trap
He was bunkered on the second hole.

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His family will be bunkered in a house in Arizona to await the call with the draft held in Green Bay. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Putin may be bunkered and warmongering in isolation, but the sense of uncertainty and danger surrounding the war is only deepening. — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022

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“Be bunkered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20bunkered. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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